Every Child Matters: Exploring Indigenous childhood in Canada, past and present.

Course description

This course unpacks traditional childrearing practices, the role of children in Indigenous communities from pre-contact until today, how the traditional Indigenous family structure differs in terms of childrearing and responsibilities of both children and caregivers. It traces the journey from Residential schools to 60s scoop to the current state of Indigenous child welfare today, exploring on and off reserve education for Indigenous children, as well as issues faced by Indigenous children in contemporary colonial school systems. Issues in health care, Jordan’s Principle, treaty rights for Indigenous children will also be covered.

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